10.4. Creating /etc/profile

Is the file that specifices how to your environment will function.

Now we will create the profile file for use with our system:

cat > ${CLFS}/etc/profile<< "EOF"
# /etc/profile

# Set the initial path
export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin

if [ `id -u` -eq 0 ] ; then
        PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
        unset HISTFILE
fi

# Setup some environment variables.
export USER=`id -un`
export LOGNAME=$USER
export HOSTNAME=`/bin/hostname`
export HISTSIZE=1000
export HISTFILESIZE=1000
export PAGER='/bin/more '
export EDITOR='/bin/vi'

# End /etc/profile
EOF